Ejsiile viollet



E. VIOLLET.

LA'MP.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3, 1919- Patented Aug. 3,

INVENTOR EM I'LE VI OLLET Hr. M41

ATTORNEY UNEIED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMILE VIOLLET, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

LAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pate t d A 3 1920 Application filed February 3, 1919. Serial No. 274,831.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMILE VIoLLE'r, a citizen of the Republic of France, residing at Paris, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lamps adapted to burn gaseous or liquid fuel, and has for its object to provide a device permitting of lighting and extinguishing a lamp without removing or touching the chimney.

To this end I mount the lamp chimney on a support adapted to reciprocate on the burner tube of the lamp. This support preferably also carries a stopper or cap which may be placed over the burner to extinguish the flame and, when the lamp is more particularly adapted to burn easily inflammable fuel, a lighting device such as a ferro-cerium igniter.

In the accompanying drawing which illustrates by way of example a lamp embodying my invention,

Figure 1 is an elevation showing the movable support in its raised position;

Fig. 2 is an elevation showing the burner in operation and the support in its lowered position, and

Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates the support which carries a socket 2 for the chimney 4. The body of the support 1 fits around and is adapted to slide along the wick tube 5. A spring clamp 6 permits of holding the support in adjusted position on the tube 5.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the socket 2 is preferably located at some distance above the body oi the support 1 and rests on posts 7 or like supporting means, between which are provided one or more apertures 8 through which a match may be introduced for lighting the wick. The support 1 may also carry an igniting device 9 which may be of any preferred or well known type.

Pivotally mounted on the support is a cap or cover 10 adapted to be lowered over the burner to extinguish the flame. As illus trated, the cap 10 is supported by a small lever 11 pivoted to the support 1 at 12 and provided with a catch 18 adapted to cooperate with a spring 14: on the support 1 to hold the cap in the lowered position shown in Fig. 1 or in the raised position shown in Fig. 23.

In operation, when it is desired to light the lamp the clamp 6 is operated by pressing on the spring members 15 and16 and the support 1 with its attached parts is raised until it is flush with the burner end of tube 5. The members 15 and 16 being released the clamp 6 then holds the support in its raised position so that the wick may be lgnlted by means of a match or by operating the lgnlter 9, whereupon the support is brought back to the normal position shown in Fig. 2 and the lamp is ready for use. To put the light out the support 1 is raised again and the cap 10 depressed to the position shown in Fig. 1.

It will be noted that the operations described above may be performed without its being necessary to remove or even to touch the chimney. The apparatus is simple, inexpensive and may be used in conjunction with gas and oil lamps of ordinary design.

I claim:

1. In a lamp, the combination of a support slidable vertically upon the burner tube, a chimney socket fixed to said slidable support, and a spring clamp having side projecting members for the operation thereof mounted in said support and adapted to engage the burner tube and hold the support in adjusted position.

2. In a lamp, the combination of a sup port slidable vertically upon the burner tube, a chimney socket fixed to said slidable support, a cover for the burner pivot-ed on said support, spring means on said support adapted to hold the cover, and a spring clamp adapted to engage the burner tube for holding said support in adjusted position.

3. In a lamp, the combination of a support slidable vertically upon the burner tube, a chimney socket fixed to said slidable support, posts having apertures therebetween and connecting the said support and socket, and a spring clamp having projecting handles and adapted to engage the burner tube for holding said support in adjusted position.

4. In a lamp, the combination of a support slidable vertically upon the burner tube, a chimney socket fixed to said slidable support, a cover for the burner pivoted on said support, a spring on said support adapted to retain the burner cover in the raised or lowered position, posts spaced apart and carrying the said socket at some distance above the support, and a spring clamp adapted to engage the burner tube and hold the said'support'in adjusted position.

5. In a lamp, the combination of a support slidable vertically upon the burner tube, a chimney socket fitted to said slidable support, posts spaced apart and carrying the said socket at some distance above the sup port, an igniting device 011 said support and a spring elalnp adapted to engage the burner tube and hold the support in adjusted position.

6. In a lamp the combination of a support slidably mounted on the burner tube, a chimney socket carried by said support, an ig niter on said support, a cover for the burner pivotally mounted on said support, means on said support adapted to hold said cover in its lowered and raised positions, and a spring clamp adapted to engage the burner tube for holding said support in adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

EMILE VIOLLET. 

